⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 31 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
- A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:18 · BOS 65-65 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Smart flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:31 · BOS 19-21 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:14 · BOS 14-19 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 1:01 · BOS 19-30 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q1 0:31 · BOS 19-23 ATL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
